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| Timor Leste's 100 cent coin |
SEPTEMBER 16TH, 2013 
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The Timor-Leste (East Timor) Central Bank Friday issued a 100 centavo denominated coin with an equivalent face value of US$1, which is the currency that circulates in the country, the bank said in a statement.
The governor of the BCTL, Abraão de Vasconcelos, cited in the statement, said that the coin had been minted because US$1 notes have been “in circulation in Timor-Leste for a long time,” and they deteriorate very quickly.
“Even taking into consideration that minting coins is expensive, they can circulate for a number of years before having to be removed from the market whereas US$1 notes, usually need to be replaced after one year,” the Central Bank said in its statement.
The 100 centavos coin is minted with a picture of Dom Boaventura de Manufahi and is made up of two metals – golden in colour around its edge and silver on the inside.
The new coin, which was minted by the Bank of Portugal, will circulate alongside US$1 notes. (macauhub)
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